Boru O'Brien O'Connell and Luke Stettner: You are traffic

Archived Event

May 9, 2014

No Longer Showing.

Relax but don’t drift. Be deliberate when you change direction or position. Listen to the wind. Understand focal information and peripheral information. Maintain spatial orientation. Avoid open patches of sun. Use the wind or rain to cover the noise of your movement. Close your mouth to eliminate teeth shine. Keep your eyes squinted to avoid glistening. If the weather is cold, breathe down over your lower lip so that your misty breath flows down your chest instead of out alongside your head.

A performance featuring Jim Fletcher and Christina Campanella (voice), with sound design by George Monteleone.

May 9th, 9pm

This program is made possible with support from Robert Bielecki, Mihail Lari & Scott Murray, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Axe-Houghton Foundation, Jerome Foundation, Dedalus Foundation, Inc., and with public funds from New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

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